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Cedar Rapids Community School District, Iowa

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Cedar Rapids Community School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 15,589 (2023-2024)
Schools: 34 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Cedar Rapids Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Linn County). During the 2024 school year, 15,589 students attended one of the district's 34 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Cedar Rapids Community School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Kaitlin ByersDistrict 420232027
Cindy Garlock20192027
Jennifer Neumann20192027
David TominskyDistrict 120192027
Marcy Roundtree20212025
Jennifer BorcherdingDistrict 320172025
Nancy HumblesDistrict 220092025

Elections

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School board meetings

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $39,982,000 $2,542 14%
Local: $108,625,000 $6,906 38%
State: $139,860,000 $8,892 48%
Total: $288,467,000 $18,341
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $280,706,000 $17,847
Total Current Expenditures: $219,600,000 $13,962
Instructional Expenditures: $126,250,000 $8,027 45%
Student and Staff Support: $27,395,000 $1,741 10%
Administration: $28,726,000 $1,826 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $37,229,000 $2,367 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $42,769,000 $2,719
Construction: $36,509,000 $2,321
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,751,000 $111
Interest on Debt: $3,627,000 $230


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 50 50-54 22 40 21-39 42 61
2018-2019 62 70-74 34 55 40-59 54 72
2017-2018 66 70-74 35 60 60-79 62 75
2016-2017 67 65-69 34 58 40-59 63 77
2015-2016 70 70-74 38 61 40-59 66 79
2014-2015 73 70-74 43 66 60-79 70 81
2013-2014 75 80-84 46 72 60-79 69 82
2012-2013 76 80-84 48 65 40-59 72 82
2011-2012 76 75-79 49 67 60-69 65-69 82
2010-2011 76 80-84 50 67 60-69 60-69 82

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 59 55-59 32 52 40-59 56 69
2018-2019 65 65-69 37 57 40-59 61 75
2017-2018 66 65-69 36 57 60-79 65 76
2016-2017 67 60-64 38 58 40-59 65 76
2015-2016 70 65-69 40 60 60-79 66 78
2014-2015 71 60-64 43 62 60-79 69 78
2013-2014 71 65-69 46 63 40-59 67 77
2012-2013 69 70-74 42 60 40-59 66 75
2011-2012 69 65-69 42 55 60-69 60-64 75
2010-2011 74 75-79 50 64 70-79 50-59 79

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 91 >=90 85-89 80-84 PS 90-94 93
2018-2019 82 >=80 70-74 65-69 PS 80-84 85
2017-2018 84 >=80 75-79 70-79 PS 80-84 85
2016-2017 84 >=80 70-74 70-79 PS 75-79 87
2015-2016 84 80-89 75-79 70-79 PS 60-69 87
2014-2015 83 >=90 75-79 70-79 >=50 70-79 85
2013-2014 85 >=80 70-74 70-79 PS 80-89 87
2012-2013 81 >=50 65-69 70-79 PS 60-79 83
2011-2012 83 >=90 70-74 70-79 PS 50-59 86
2010-2011 82 80-89 70-74 60-79 PS <50 85


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 15,589 0.2
2022-2023 15,564 -1.1
2021-2022 15,728 -0.4
2020-2021 15,786 -5.1
2019-2020 16,598 -0.7
2018-2019 16,717 -6.1
2017-2018 17,740 0.6
2016-2017 17,627 1.0
2015-2016 17,452 0.5
2014-2015 17,368 0.0
2013-2014 17,372 1.5
2012-2013 17,120 -0.3
2011-2012 17,170 -0.6
2010-2011 17,272 -0.7
2009-2010 17,399 3.0
2008-2009 16,875 0.2
2007-2008 16,838 -2.5
2006-2007 17,263 0.2
2005-2006 17,234 -0.4
2004-2005 17,307 -0.1
2003-2004 17,324 -1.2
2002-2003 17,528 -0.4
2001-2002 17,606 -1.0
2000-2001 17,780 -0.9
1999-2000 17,934 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Cedar Rapids Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.9 2.5
Black 21.8 7.0
Hispanic 9.4 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.9 0.7
Two or More Races 10.8 5.0
White 54.9 71.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Cedar Rapids Community School District had 1,042.84 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.95.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 30.59
Kindergarten: 85.98
Elementary: 621.70
Secondary: 304.57
Total: 1,042.84

Cedar Rapids Community School District employed 31.00 district administrators and 46.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 31.00
District Administrative Support: 91.70
School Administrators: 46.00
School Administrative Support: 78.03
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 432.67
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 71.91
Total Guidance Counselors: 46.65
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 11.96
Library/Media Support: 22.18
Student Support Services: 140.44
Other Support Services: 433.12


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Cedar Rapids Community School District operates 34 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Arthur Elementary School229KG-5
Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy Elementary16KG-5
Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy Middle446-8
Cedar River Academy At Taylor344PK-5
City View High1009-10
Cleveland Elementary School277KG-5
Erskine Elementary School280KG-5
Franklin Middle School5326-8
Garfield Elementary School202KG-5
George Washington High School1,2339-12
Grant Elementary School294KG-5
Grant Wood Elementary School356PK-5
Harding Middle School6956-8
Harrison Elementary School288KG-5
Hiawatha Elementary School343PK-5
Hoover Elementary School396KG-5
John F Kennedy High School1,7199-12
Johnson Steam Academy School343KG-5
Kenwood Leadership Academy School403PK-5
Madison Elementary School159KG-5
Maple Grove Elementary527PK-5
Mckinley Steam Academy4146-8
Metro High School3439-12
Nixon Elementary School284PK-5
Pierce Elementary School335KG-5
Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy5286-8
Taft Middle School5966-8
Thomas Jefferson High School1,5759-12
Truman Early Learning Center298PK-PK
Van Buren Elementary School409KG-5
Viola Gibson Elementary School575PK-5
West Willow Elementary School541PK-5
Wilson Middle School3976-8
Wright Elementary School282PK-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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